The speakers were Matt Horne and Chris Severson-Baker of the Pembina Institute; David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance; and Drew Nelson, senior manager for natural gas at the‎ Environmental Defense Fund. (Both Horne and Keane were members of the Climate Leadership Team.) Institute analyst Maximilian Kniewasser moderated the discussion.

Last week, the Pembina Institute released its formal submission for the B.C. government’s second consultation period toward the Climate Leadership Plan. The institute supports the Climate Leadership Team's recommendation that the province implement best practice methane abatement requirements for the oil and gas sector to align B.C. with leading North American jurisdictions.

The submission also calls attention to the need for improved methane reporting in B.C. "Evidence suggests that methane emissions in B.C. are currently underreported," the submission states. "Therefore, we recommend the province evaluate its efforts to measure methane emissions so that emission abatement efforts can be prioritized effectively."

On March 10, Webinar 3 will look at strengthening the carbon tax, with perspectives from the development community and local government. Register today.

The Pembina Institute is grateful for support from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia, Schein Foundation, Sitka Foundation and Vancity for this webinar series.

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